Minecraft:Soul Sand Valley

Template:For Template:Infobox biome A soul sand valley is a dry Minecraft:biome located in Minecraft:the Nether. It is formed of large caverns with Minecraft:Nether fossils and different blocks, mainly including Minecraft:soul sand and Minecraft:soul soil.

Description

The soul sand valley makes up around 17% of the Nether by volume. It can generate next to any other Nether biome except for the Minecraft:warped forest.

The soul sand valley is mostly composed of Minecraft:soul sand and Minecraft:soul soil, with Minecraft:gravel found on its coastlines. Minecraft:Soul fire is scattered throughout the biome and Minecraft:Nether fossils poke out of the terrain. Near these fossils are Minecraft:dried ghasts. It lacks a diverse set of Minecraft:plants, with the only native vegetation being Minecraft:crimson roots and Minecraft:mushrooms, although Minecraft:crimson fungi and Minecraft:huge fungi may spawn where the biome borders a Minecraft:crimson forest. Its fog is cyan and the air particles are gray as the sounds of winds and the voices of ghosts fill the air. Giant columns of Minecraft:basalt called Minecraft:basalt pillars can be found stretching from the floor to the ceiling. Caverns, Minecraft:Nether fortresses and even Minecraft:bastion remnants can also be found in the soul sand valley.

Minecraft:Glowstone blobs can be found in this biome, although they are significantly rarer than in other Nether biomes,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> since the ceiling of this biome is made of soul sand or soul soil below which glowstone blobs cannot generate; they can still occasionally generate in caves and canyons in this biome,<ref>Template:Bug</ref> because the ceiling is made of Minecraft:netherrack.

Mobs

The following mobs naturally spawn here:

Sounds

Music

These music tracks play while the player is in the soul sand valley.

Filename in Minecraft	Minecraft:Gameplay	Soundtrack Title	Soundtrack	Track preview	Weight
so_below.ogg	Minecraft:Soul Sand Valley and Minecraft:Basalt Deltas	"Minecraft:So Below"	Template:Sort	File:So below.ogg	7
nether1.ogg	Minecraft:The Nether	"Minecraft:Concrete Halls"	Template:Sort	File:Concrete halls.ogg	1
nether2.ogg	Minecraft:The Nether	"Minecraft:Dead Voxel"	Template:Sort	File:Dead voxel.ogg	1
nether3.ogg	Minecraft:The Nether	"Minecraft:Warmth"	Template:Sort	File:Warmth.ogg	1
nether4.ogg	Minecraft:The Nether	"Minecraft:Ballad of the Cats"	Template:Sort	File:Ballad of the Cats.ogg	1

Ambience

Nether ambience plays while the Minecraft:player is in Minecraft:the Nether.

Name	Sound	Group
Soulsand Valley Ambience	File:Soulsand valley ambience.ogg	Loop
Soulsand Valley Sand 1	File:Soulsand valley sand1.ogg	Loop Additions
Soulsand Valley Sand 2	File:Soulsand valley sand2.ogg
Soulsand Valley Sand 3	File:Soulsand valley sand3.ogg
Soulsand Valley Voices 1	File:Soulsand valley voices1.ogg
Soulsand Valley Voices 2	File:Soulsand valley voices2.ogg
Soulsand Valley Voices 3	File:Soulsand valley voices3.ogg
Soulsand Valley Voices 4	File:Soulsand valley voices4.ogg
Soulsand Valley Voices 5	File:Soulsand valley voices5.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 1	File:Soulsand valley whisper1.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 2	File:Soulsand valley whisper2.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 3	File:Soulsand valley whisper3.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 4	File:Soulsand valley whisper4.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 5	File:Soulsand valley whisper5.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 6	File:Soulsand valley whisper6.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 7	File:Soulsand valley whisper7.ogg
Soulsand Valley Whisper 8	File:Soulsand valley whisper8.ogg
Soulsand Valley Wind 1	File:Soulsand valley wind1.ogg
Soulsand Valley Wind 2	File:Soulsand valley wind2.ogg
Soulsand Valley Wind 3	File:Soulsand valley wind3.ogg
Soulsand Valley Wind 4	File:Soulsand valley wind4.ogg
Soulsand Valley With 1	File:Soulsand valley with1.ogg
Soulsand Valley Mood 1	File:Soulsand valley mood1.ogg	Mood
Soulsand Valley Mood 2	File:Soulsand valley mood2.ogg
Soulsand Valley Mood 3	File:Soulsand valley mood3.ogg
Soulsand Valley Mood 4	File:Soulsand valley mood4.ogg

Data values

ID

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History

Trivia

• Despite its name, the soul sand valley isn’t actually a valley due to its cave-like generation.
• In the official artwork of the Minecraft:Nether Update, a Minecraft:wither skeleton can be seen in the soul sand valley instead of normal Minecraft:skeletons, despite wither skeletons not naturally spawning there.

Gallery

Screenshots

• Minecraft:Nether fossils in a soul sand valley
  Minecraft:Nether fossils in a soul sand valley
• A huge ruined portal in a soul sand valley
  A huge ruined portal in a soul sand valley
• A higher area in a soul sand valley
  A higher area in a soul sand valley
• Nether fortress in a soul sand valley
  Nether fortress in a soul sand valley
• A ghast in a soul sand valley
  A ghast in a soul sand valley
• A hoglin stables Minecraft:bastion remnant which generated in a soul sand valley
  A hoglin stables Minecraft:bastion remnant which generated in a soul sand valley
• Mushrooms in the soul sand valley
  Mushrooms in the soul sand valley
• A short basalt pillar
  A short basalt pillar
• A soul sand valley Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18, in the Minecraft:Overworld.
  A soul sand valley Minecraft:single biome world before Minecraft:1.18, in the Minecraft:Overworld.

Mojang screenshots

• A soul sand valley in very early development.
  A soul sand valley in very early development.
• A soul sand valley next to a Minecraft:warped forest. This is no longer possible as the two biomes do not generate next to each other.
  A soul sand valley next to a Minecraft:warped forest. This is no longer possible as the two biomes do not generate next to each other.
• A soul sand valley seen during Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019.
  A soul sand valley seen during Minecraft:MINECON Live 2019.
• A soul sand valley seen during MINECON Live 2019. Notice that Overworld Minecraft:fossils are used as a placeholder for Nether fossils.
  A soul sand valley seen during MINECON Live 2019. Notice that Overworld Minecraft:fossils are used as a placeholder for Nether fossils.
• Minecraft:Kingbdogz in a soul sand valley.
  Minecraft:Kingbdogz in a soul sand valley.
• Ghasts in a soul sand valley.
  Ghasts in a soul sand valley.

External links

• Around the Block: Soul Sand Valley – Minecraft.net on July 23, 2020

See also

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